Seminars in Oncology
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 353-360 , August 2002

The role of ultrasound in detection and management of regional disease in melanoma patients

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☆ Address reprint requests to Christiane Voit, MD, Department of Dermatology, Charité, Humboldt University, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10117 Berlin, Germany.

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doi: 10.1053/sonc.2002.34113

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 353-360 , August 2002

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